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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
withe .
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Examples
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The young sprout was "withed" around near one end of the pole, then all hands put their shoulders under the long end and with an "altogether, heave, oh," draw up a tap root 4, 6 and 8 feet long.
Walnut Growing in Oregon Jacob Calvin Cooper 1891
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At the rear is a bare chamber furnished with a small stove, a deal table and a few hickory-withed chairs.
A Pagan of the Hills Charles Neville Buck 1904
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Now the Protestant family is like a bundle of refuse shingles, when withed up together, (which it never was and never will be to all etarnity) no great of a bundle arter all, you might take it up under one arm, and walk off with it without winkin.
The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville Thomas Chandler Haliburton 1830
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Now the Protestant family is like a bundle of refuse shingles, when withed up together (which it never was and never will be to all etarnity), no great of a bundle arter all; you might take it up under one arm, and walk off with it without winkin '.
The Clockmaker Thomas Chandler Haliburton 1830
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Deerslayer was withed in bark sufficiently to create a lively sense of helplessness, he was literally carried to a young tree, and bound against it in a way that effectually prevented him from moving, as well as from falling.
The Deerslayer James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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"Let up, you painted riptyles -- let up!" cried Hurry, too hard pressed to be particular about the terms he used; "isn't it enough that I am withed like a saw-log that ye must choke too!"
The Deerslayer James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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The opening ceremony climax withed the Olympic cauldron being lit jointly by four Canadian sports heroes - all-time hockey great Wayne Gretzky, skier Nancy Greene, speedskater Katrina LeMay Doan and basketball All-Star Steve Nash.
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The opening ceremony climax withed the Olympic cauldron being lit jointly by four Canadian sports heroes - all-time hockey great Wayne Gretzky, skier Nancy Greene, speedskater Katrina LeMay Doan and basketball All-Star Steve Nash.
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Give an extender (traction device) a chance to take the curve out of your penis and give you that extra size you have always secretly withed for.
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Lathe of Heaven – Way back in the 70’s and early 80’s, PBS toyed withed the idea of doing a series of movies based on speculative/science fiction works.
06 « May « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009
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